ACCESS BLOCKED
Many roads have been washed out, complicating rescue efforts, while damaged phone networks have left parts of the province cut off.
In southern Sindh, where rain only began falling on Tuesday, officials warned of possible urban flooding in major cities, including Karachi, due to weak infrastructure.
During the downpour, drivers in Karachi were stranded in rising waters and multiple neighbourhoods lost power as the city’s old sewer system failed to cope.
In neighbouring Balochistan, rain damaged 40 to 50 houses in two districts and blocked the main highway linking the province to Sindh, provincial official Muhammad Younis said.
MORE RAIN AHEAD
The NDMA said the monsoon rains were expected to continue until Saturday, with another spell forecast for the end of the month.
Since June 26, more than 700 people have been killed and nearly 1,000 injured in this year’s monsoon season, officials said.
Pakistan, one of the world’s most climate-vulnerable nations, faces frequent extreme weather events. In 2022, monsoon floods submerged a third of the country, killing about 1,700 people.
